Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge
Event Highlights
May Week Concert 8:30 15 June
Pembroke's annual May Week Concert will take place at 8:30pm on the 15th June in the Emmanuel United Reformed Church. 2nd-year student Daniel Jackson will perform J S Bach's 1st Keyboard concerto in D minor, and former Chapel Clerk Pia Rossel will perform Vivaldi's exhilarating 'Summer' from the Four Seasons. The concert will culminate in a performance of Bach's energetic 'Magnificat', performed by Pembroke Choir. Strawberries and champagne will be served in the interval.
Tickets £10 for adults, £5 for College members and free for students. Tickets will be available on the door, or can be pre-booked here
Masterclass with Dame Gillian Weir DBE
Three of Cambridge's brightest Organ Scholars receive coaching from Dame Gillian Weir DBE, Patron of the Pembroke College Bach-a-thon.
Tickets:
Adults - £5
Students - Free
Available on the door, from the Porters' Lodge, or from arel2@cam.ac.uk
The Complete Organ Works of J S Bach
From noon until noon on the 18th-19th of June, a team of female organists will be performing the complete organ works of J S Bach at Pembroke College, Cambridge. This event is aiming to increase the visibility of female organists whilst enjoying some excellent music-making.
The event will be free to attend, and there will be a collection raising money to help bring Zambian musicians over to England for workshops.
The whole 24 hours will be live-streamed on Facebook.
If you can't make it to Cambridge then don't worry - you can still get involved! We're encouraging musicians all over the world to post videos of themselves playing Bach on any instrument, with the hashtag #PlayLikeAGirl
If you want to get involved, email arel2@cam.ac.uk.